The recently orphaned Baudelaire children find themselves taken in by a distant relative, Count Olaf, but the devilish Count is not paternally inclined, what he's after is the enormous fortune of the darling wee bairns. Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events is a truly ravishing family film; ingenious, beautifully visualised and just the right side of fantastically odd, a rare treat regardless of your age. find out more...

A bunch of academic investigators into the paranormal have their grant cut off and go into business busting up hauntings and other spook type manifestations. Just in the nick of time, as it happens, because it would seem that an ancient demon is planning his come back in the fridge of a New York flat. find out more...

In 1994 in the East African state of Rwanda long simmering resentment between the 2 largest ethnic groups erupted into one of history's worst ever bloodbaths. In the midst of this emerged a hero, the manager of Rwanda's only four-star hotel, who, armed with little more than his wit and tremendous courage, succeeds in keeping the fascist killing hordes from slaughtering him, his family, and the over 1,000 refugees sheltering in his hotel. An awesome indictment of racism, mass murder and the poli find out more...

Phil Weston is a man born to timidity. Neurotic, whinging and inept, he has nevertheless managed to find a good woman and become a father. Unfortunately for Phil, his son's football team needs a new coach and his contemptuous ultra-competitive dad is the coach of one of the star teams of little league. The more Phil immerses himself in his new role as coach the more he slips into the savage world of caffeine addiction, megalomania and winning at any cost. Will his team succeed before Phil implod find out more...

A joyful and entertaining musical version of the classic Dickens story. Mark Lester plays Oliver the boy who escapes the workhouse and near starvation, only to fall into the hands of underworld villains. Featuring such great songs as "Food Glorious Food". One for all the family. Won Best Picture at 1968 Academy Awards. find out more...

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Tobey Maguire is up there with Michael Keaton as the perfect casting choice for a super hero, diminutive and unassuming in their day wear, but utterly convincing once they donned the kitsch lycra. After a mutant spider bites Peter Parker he suddenly gains the most incredible powers. At first Peter uses these gifts for his own benefit but after tragedy strikes he resolves himself to fighting evil (in particular the rather wasted talents of Dafoe as the Green Goblin) and defending the good people find out more...

Part 2 of the Special Edition Trilogy. Can Luke survive the duel with Darth Vadar? Continuing where Star Wars left off this film features yet more battles, escapes and romance. New footage aims to fulfill the original vision of George Lucas. Worth seeing if you managed to miss the original. find out more...

Bob Parr and his wife Helen are just a normal couple living with their three children in the suburbs, Bob hates his job as an insurance clerk, but hell, what sane man wouldn't? There is nothing remarkable about the Parr family, nothing at all… well except that fifteen years earlier Bob and Helen were two of the greatest super heroes the world has ever known, fearless crime fighters put out to pasture when the authorities began to count the financial costs of the way they did business. find out more...

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